We're a team of cartoonists & caricaturists est. 1999, providing entertainment at weddings & events, personalised gifts, illustrations for the private & public sectors, kids’ workshops and more! Home of the Fizzers® collection.

Who We Are

CHRIS SOMMERVILLE

Pen Name: Chris

Chris is the Studio Head, establishing the business in 1999 backed by a team of artists who have remained with him ever since. Chris’ idea was to make the talents of cartoonists available to clients in the public and private sectors in a new way, pooling talent and resources to become more visible and offer a variety of art styles. As well as working collaboratively with the other Studio artists Chris has developed his own brand of caricature products – MagicSponge77.

Like all his colleagues Chris is an adept caricaturist producing both quick-fire drawings as live entertainment and fully rendered pieces for presentation and exhibition. He also specialises in: character design; digital images; caricatures of sporting figures.

TERRY ANDERSON

Pen Name: Terry

Terry is the Studio Coordinator, assisting Chris in the running of the business and taking a lead role on specific projects. A former student of The Joe Kubert School for cartoonists in New Jersey, he was President of the Scottish Artists Union for several years and is currently Executive Director at Cartoonists Rights Network International.

Like all in the Studio team Terry is an adept caricaturist producing both quick-fire drawings as live entertainment and fully rendered pieces for presentation and exhibition. He also specialises in: character design; visual minutes; cartoon workshops for children and adults.

BRIAN FLYNN

Pen Name: BFlynn

Brian is a founding member of the Studio, always bringing a great sense of humour to the project in hand. Along with Chris and Derek his work has been acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland. Of late he has concentrated on gift caricatures as well as developing a number of self-publishing projects.

Like all in the Studio team Brian is an adept caricaturist producing both quick-fire drawings as live entertainment and fully rendered pieces for presentation and exhibition. He also specialises in: illustration; humour cartoons; comic strips.

DEREK GRAY

Pen Name: Gray

Derek is a founding member of the Studio. He’s well-known and in great demand as a storyboard artist for Scottish and international animation, film, television, film and video game production. His passion for visual storytelling is combined with a command of multiple illustrative techniques.

Like all members of the Studio team Derek is an adept caricaturist producing both quick-fire drawings as live entertainment and fully rendered pieces for presentation and exhibition. He also specialises in: visual minutes; comic strips; cartoon workshops for children and adults.

TOMMY SOMMERVILLE

Pen Name: Somme

Tommy is a founding member of the Studio who has also taken a leading role in various projects, including our first major Fizzers® exhibition and book. In a former life he was a professional printer and for many years involved in Glasgow’s independent comics scene. These days he’s concentrating on his own artwork and has been experimenting with both paint and pixels, especially on iPad.

Like all in the Studio team Tommy is an adept caricaturist producing both quick-fire drawings as live entertainment and fully rendered pieces for presentation and exhibition. He also specialises in: comic strips; humour cartoons; caricatures of large groups.

REMEMBER: THE STUDIO’S USP IS OUR TWENTY+ YEARS OF TEAMWORK, ABLE TO TAKE ON BIGGER PROJECTS AND OFFER MORE STYLES AND SPECIALITIES THAN ANY LONE CARTOONIST. WHAT’S MORE, WE’RE COVERED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SO WON’T MISS A DEADLINE OR FAIL TO HONOUR A BOOKING.

During the period of social distancing instructed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio regret that it may be necessary to withdraw service from event bookings occurring in the spring and summer of 2020; any customer affected should make contact with us as a matter of urgency.

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The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio, Glasgow’s original and best cartoon and caricature team for over two decades.

We provide personalised gifts for all occasions, live drawing at events big and small, illustrations for organisations in the private, public and third sectors and are the creators of the Fizzers® caricature collection.